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oiis gust of wind. The joy of the female was the 

 most lively. She expressed it by quickly flapping 

 her ears, which she made to move with astonishing 

 velocity, and drew her trunk over the body of the 

 male with the utmost tenderness. She particu- 

 larly applied it to his ear, where she kept it a long 

 time ; and after having drawn it over his whole 

 body, often moved it affectinately towards her 

 own mouth. The male did the same over the 

 body of the female, but his joy was more steady. 

 He seemed, however, to express it by his tears, 

 which fell from his eyes in abundance. Since this 

 time they have occupied the same apartment ; and 

 their mutual tenderness and natural affection have 

 excited the admiration, and even the esteem^ of all 

 who have visited them. 



These two Elephants consume every day a hun- 

 dred pounds weight of hay, and eighteen pounds of 

 bread^ besides several bunches of carrots, and a great 

 quantity of potatoes. During summer they drink 

 about thirty pails of water in the day. — On their 

 arrival in Holland, they were conveyed in a vessel up 

 the river Waal to Nimeguen, whence they were 

 driven on foot to Loo. The attendants had much 

 difficulty in inducing them to cross the bridge at 

 Arnheim. The animals had fasted for several hours, 

 and a quantity of food was placed for them on the 

 opposite side of the bridge. Still, however, some 

 time elapsed before they would venture themselves 

 upon it ; and at last they would not make any step 

 without first carefully examining the planks, to see 

 that they were firm. During the time they were 



